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Gonski education reforms

27 May 2013

Q. Tony Abbott has said that, if elected, he will not proceed with the Gonski reforms to education which gives more funds to public schools but he will keep the current system of school funding which he says is working well. Do you think he should implement the Gonski funding reforms or keep the current system?

 

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Implement the Gonski reforms

43%

64%

26%

65%

Keep the current system of school funding

34%

18%

56%

14%

Don’t know

22%

18%

18%

22%

43% support implementing the Gonski education funding reforms and 34% support keeping the current system of school funding.

Strongest support for implementing the Gonski reforms came from Labor voters (64%), Greens voters (65%) and people aged 25-44 (49%).

Strongest support for keeping the current system came from Liberal/National voters (56%) and people aged 65+ (55%).

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